Retro video game night and other Boulder events for today

Mar. 8—Today

Retro video game night: Take a blast from the past with games such as Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Halo, Tony Hawk, Zelda, Oregon Trail and more. Competition brackets will be open during each event; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sanitas Brewing Co, 3550 Frontier Ave., Boulder; free; facebook.com.

STEAM Pals at Reynolds: These weekly sessions promote STEAM knowledge and literacy by providing high school role models for art and science activities for grades 2-5. Big Pals guide Little Pals through the scientific process, lead scientific inquiry and help with journaling; 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder; free; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.

Community writing circle: Join Teresa Adele for a writing class focused on community. Her approach to writing is holistic, recognizing and nurturing the whole writer who shows up to the page; 6 p.m. Wednesday, Trident Café, 940 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; tridentcafe.com.

Flatirons Ski Club monthly meeting: Meet, mingle and learn with friendly Flatiron Ski Club outdoor enthusiasts each month; 7 p.m. Wednesday, The Unitarian Universalist Church, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder; free; flatironsskiclub.com.

Upcoming

Jazz night at R Gallery: Enjoy a night of live jazz with local musicians Ron Jolly on keyboards and jazz singer Jean Marie. Browse artworks by Colorado artists, and sip fine wine, craft beer or a special cocktail; 7 p.m. Thursday, R Gallery + Wine Bar, 2027 Broadway, Boulder; free; rgallery.art.

Rodney Ley at Neptune Mountaineering: Discover how to make the most out of backcountry ski tours at Cameron Pass, sometimes well into June, at Rodney Ley's talk; 7 p.m. Thursday, Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Boulder; free; eventbrite.com.

'Go as a River' book signing: Shelley Read will speak about and sign her new book, "Go as a River," with Boulder Book Store's Arsen Kashkashian and KGNU's Maeve Conran in a live recording of the Boulder Book Store and KGNU Radio book club; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

'Tukdam — Between Worlds' film screening: In what Tibetans call tukdam, deceased meditators show no signs of death for days or weeks. Juxtaposing ground-breaking scientific research and Tibetan perspectives, this creative documentary challenges notions of life and death and where the line is drawn between them; 6 p.m. Thursday, CASE building, Chancellor's Hall, Fourth floor, Boulder; free; calendar.colorado.edu.